St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-01
A BUSY DAY IN COURT.
Several Important Actions---Do
ingS in All the Courts.


ings in All the Courts.
In nJune, 1851, John WatrouS was ap-
pointed Indian agent for the district of
Minnesota. and Louis Robert and Justus
c. Ramsey became his suretieS. In
1858, when WatrouS went out of office. a
shortage of S4,219.74 was discovered in
his accounts, but during his term of
office his suretieS died. When Mr..
Roberts died he left his property
to the Protestant orphan asylum,
the Catholic orphan asylum, Marion
r. Furness, Uri Lamprey, Jennie Lam
prey and Lillian Dement,, and the
United States has brought suit in the
United States circuit court, asking for a
Judgment against the heirs of Louis
Robert for his share of the shortage.
The heirs of JuStuS G.. Ramsey are all
nonresident. and the complaint asks
that any of the heirs found in the dis
trict be Subp9naed on the same COM
plant.
BRUISED AND BURNED.
Edward B. Linnen, the mail agent
who was injured in the collision between
Glyndon and Musenda Dec. /, 1885, has
brought suit for damages against the
company in the United States circuit
court. The plaintiff alleges that he
suffered fracture of the skull. concus-
sion OF the brain and permanent injur-
les to his right arm, shoulder and knee.
Besides these injuries, in his haste to
leave the burning car, he left several
ValuabieS behind; for all of which he
asks Judgment against the company for
$10,32S.75.
DIVORCE GRANTED.
Ellen Amos was married to George
Amos at st. Paul Nov. 81, 1879, and she
is now twenty-four and he is thirty-one
years old. They have not lived together
since Feb. 20, 1887. One child, girl
seven years of age, has been born to
them, and she asks for a divorce on the
ground OF inhuman treatment and ha-
bitual drunkenness. Judge SimonS has
granted the plaintiff decree of divorce
and custody of the child. An order has
also been issued restraining the husband
from selling the household goods.
TOUCHING AN INSURANCE COMPANY.
A writ of mandamus, returnable June
10, was served upon Insurance Commits
Sloner Shandrew yesterday, issued by
Judge Brown. of the Sixteenth district,
upon the application of the Northwest
ern Mutual Fire Insurance company of
Wahpeton, Oak. The company applied
for admission to do businessin this state
some time ago, but Mr.. Shandrew was
compelled to refuse because the COM
pany, being a mutual association for the
insuring of farm buildings, ETC., and
without any capital stock, was barred
by the law. The law, which was passed
when Gov. McGill was insurance com
missioner, required a capital stock of
S2O0,000 or over The Northwestern
has no capital stock, although it claims
to have assets amounting TO S150,0O0, of
which $50, 200 is cash.
AN ESTATE INVOLVED.
The Culver-Hardenbefg case before
the supreme court yesterday is one of
unusual interest, and calls out the best
legal talent in the city. Only piece of
the old Culver estate, amounting to ST.
400, is involved. apparently, but in
reality. the entire estate as admins
traGed is jeopardized. The two admin
llstrators appointed, as lawyers well
know. to administer the property, re-
signed. and Mr.. Hoyt was appointed by
the then judge of probate The prop
erty was sold under mortgage, being
bid in by. the mortgage. Now it is
claimed that the probate court had no